Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Full reference: H. T. Mackaye, M. Brunet, and P. Tassy. 2005. Selenetherium kolleensis nov. gen. nov. sp.: un nouveau Proboscidea (Mammalia) dans le Pliocène tchadien. Geobios 38(6):765-777

Parent taxon: Elephantidae according to H. T. Mackaye et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Elephantinae, Stegodibelodon, Stegodon, Stegodontinae, Stegotetrabelodon, Stegotetrabelodontinae, Suina

Subtaxa: Selenetherium kolleensis

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Type: Selenetherium kolleensis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Kolle (Pliocene of Chad)

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